The Devotion of Life — Page 80
80 thrown not as a prayer but with his own spiritual power; and ultimately that handful of pebbles manifested the Divine Power and every one of the opposition was affected with this supra-natural phenomenon to such an extent that they became blinded and such confusion and distress spread in their ranks that they started running like the intoxicated. Referring to this miracle, Allah the Almighty says, ‘When you threw that handful, it was not you but Allah the Almighty who threw that handful of pebbles. ’ In other words, it was the veiled Divine Power that manifested itself and it could not have been possible for a human to perform that act. Similarly, the second miracle of the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) was the ‘splitting of the Moon’. It was also Divine Power that was responsible for this and there was no prayer involved in it. It was only the sign made by a finger that was replete with the Power of the Divine that made it happen. There are many similar miracles that were shown by the Holy Prophet Muhammad (Peace and blessings of Allah be upon him) to prove his personal influence and they were not associated with any prayers. Many a time, just a cup of water stirred by his fingers was sufficient for all the army, camels and horses to drink and yet the amount of water in the cup remained undiminished. Just a touch on a few loaves of bread proved sufficient to satiate the hunger of thousands and sometimes, touching the lips on a cup of milk proved enough for a whole gathering. Sometimes, putting a